Computer Security Conference - A Report on the 10th National Computer Security Conference, Baltimore, Md, September 21-24, 1987
I.E. Isaac · Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards · 1988
jointly sponsored the Tenth National Computer Security Conference, September 21-24, 1987.Previously this annual conference was held at the NBS.Over the last several years attendance increased dramatically, and for the first time the conference was held at the Baltimore Convention Center.Attendance exceeded 1,600, making this computer security conference the largest ever held. About the ConferenceThe conference program was organized around the theme, "Computer Security-From Principles to Practices."The topics covered included research, new vendor products, technical, management, administrative, and educational aspects of computer security.Many of the papers presented at this conference addressed topics that will support the defense comnunuty, yet other issues such as ethics in computer security, privacy, risk management, contingency planning, and education were addressed and were of value to business and the civil sector of the government.Sessions addressing these topics were well attended.